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Where Does The Last Name Papa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Papa (Bengali: পাপা, Georgian: პაპა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﺎ, Hindi: पपा, Marathi: पापा, Oriya: ପାପା, Tibetan: པ་པ་) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant: Papá, Papà, Papă, Papã, Pápa, Pàpa, Pápá or Päpa. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Papa is the 7,006^th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 90,029 people. Papa is primarily found in Asia, where 33 percent of Papa reside; 19 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 18 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,795^th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 276,813 people.

Papa is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14,357 people, or 1 in 7,051. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 28 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 153 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Papa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Papa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Papa last name increased 11,047 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (67%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Papa surname are 0.13999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning €28,352 per year; in Peru they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,863 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning R 218,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.16% less than the national average, earning $15,174,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,318 CAD per year.